The iconic Black Hawk helicopter made by Sikorsky is getting a high-tech upgrade after a fully autonomous, uncrewed variant known as the U-Hawk was revealed this week.

The U-Hawk helicopter went from concept to reality in ten months and is on track for its first flight in 2026. It debuted with a display at the annual Association of the U.S. Army (AUSA) conference in Washington, D.C.

Sikorsky, which is a subsidiary of Lockheed Martin , refers to the helicopter as the S-70 Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS), or U-Hawk for short. The unmanned variant increases the helicopter's cargo capacity, while also increasing its availability due to the lack of a crew who needs downtime.

"The Black Hawk is an iconic capability known worldwide, and it's not just in the military role that we see t

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